Tales of Zestiria
Tales of Zestiria
Game
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Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition
Developer QLOC, BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.
Celebrate the 10th anniversary of Tales of Vesperia and the return of this fan-favorite with the Definitive Edition! From the Steam store page
327 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
80
LovedLoved
141 positive · 36 negative
95% range 73–85%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 141 | 36 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 55 | 2 | 66 |
| Mastodon * | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 7 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
1,925 of 2,281 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
80% recommend · 138 yes, 35 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 173 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (4,009 of 4,937 positive).
Players praise the memorable characters and their dynamics. [1][2][3] Some reviewers note the combat can feel repetitive or clunky. [1][4][5] Many players warn about the high amount of missable content. [6][7][8]
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- [8]
A lot of people say this game has an awful story that meanders and then isn't present, I have no idea what they're talking about, as the story is the only really good part of the game. The synthesis and skill systems are horrible, the combat is mediocre to awful. It's a guide-bait game for all of the stupid particulars, where things exist, how to progress things, the existence of missable quests, the existence of …
- [1]
This game is flawed — but dismissing it as shallow is missing the point. Yes, the combat is repetitive and often routine Yes, the world-building can feel inconsistent The main story, too, is more functional than remarkable But what carries this game — and what many recent negative reviews completely miss — is its characters, their dynamics, and the writing behind them. On the surface, the cast may look like familiar …
- [6]
This is my favorite Tales game and it excels in the most areas of any of them. Story, voice acting, world building, music, pacing, content, its all fantastic stuff. The combat system, while still good, can be a bit of an acquired taste though. However if i were to criticize it for one thing it would be this: you NEED to play this game with a guide. Full stop. Not because its confusing or anything like that, but …
- [4]
The story is truly great with major character build up, and the protagonist has a very deep journey that feels unique for an RPG. The plot has some very powerful, emotional moments that show how strong the writing and world-building are. However, the combat feels a bit clunky because of laggy inputs, making it hard to time things like Fatal Strikes or Burst Artes. Even with the control issues, I still give it a high …
- [2]
Symphonia is still king but this one isn't bad Characters are all great and Three Dimensional, story feels more functional and is more of an after thought at times. Game is a walkthrough essential if you want to 100% with missible and failable quests; not necessary a bad thing if your into that your into it just means more time spent in the world. Game is great if you want to Doom scroll, just put all characters on …
Summarised from 34 of the 291 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
80% of the 173 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition. The complaint that keeps coming up: combat can be repetitive or unresponsive. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Reactions
60 of 327 · most liked firstThigh locked tier reward for @kallayeen.bsky.social cosplaying as Yuri Lowell from the game Tales of Vesperia. #furryart #furry
neutral · AI labelView post →This track is called "Furnace Of War"! Tales of Vesperia was an awesome game! The game had an intriguing story that was filled with adventure, and the characters were memorable and all had their own lil quirks! The gameplay was fun and unique as well, and the art style was cool! It was a good time!
positive · AI labelView post →This game is flawed — but dismissing it as shallow is missing the point. Yes, the combat is repetitive and often routine Yes, the world-building can feel inconsistent The main story, too, is more functional than remarkable But what carries this game — and what many recent negative reviews completely miss — is its characters, their dynamics, and the writing behind them. On the surface, the cast may look like familiar anime archetypes. Dig even a little deeper, and you’ll find surprisingly…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I’m live! 🎄 Continuing a game that is literally a masterpiece. Octopath Traveler 0! We are at an intense part of the story. Tomorrow is Tales of Vesperia! twitch.tv/yunalescka
neutral · AI labelView post →This is my favorite Tales game and it excels in the most areas of any of them. Story, voice acting, world building, music, pacing, content, its all fantastic stuff. The combat system, while still good, can be a bit of an acquired taste though. However if i were to criticize it for one thing it would be this: you NEED to play this game with a guide. Full stop. Not because its confusing or anything like that, but because of missable content. Out of all the JRPGs ive played in my entire life,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Was watching @gelidspace.bsky.social play Tales of Vesperia for the first time as I've been playing FF16 and it's so funny to see some broad plot points that FF16 fumbles so fucking hard be solved as far back as 08 lol. Like, Estelle gets more characterization in 5 minutes than Jill has had all game
positive · AI labelView post →Happy anniversary to Tales of Vesperia! My first Tales game and couldn't be happier to start with this one. Maybe a sequel will happen someday... I can dream 🥹
positive · AI labelView post →For my #SundayBacklogOdyssey today I tried out Tales of Vesperia. I've never played much of the Tales game and I drew this one on thewheelhaus.com. Really really liked this one in the first 1.5 hours I played. What's your favorite Tales game?
positive · AI labelView post →Really fantastic interviews here. Recommend reading! 😊 Rieko Kodama points out the focus on making a colourful, optimistic RPG and I notice all my favourites seem to be that way: Phantasy Star, Grandia, Golden Sun, Tales of Vesperia and of course Skies of Arcadia shmuplations.com/skiesofarcad...
neutral · AI labelView post →Tales of Symphonia is in dire need of an actual remake so no one else has to witness the best game in the form of kewpie dolls, but a sale’s a sale. Tales of Vesperia is also fantastic. I always suck at the battle systems, but it was a great story despite the middle blatantly stretching for time.
positive · AI labelView post →I’m live! Continuing Octopath Traveler 0! This game is so gooooooooood! I’m addicted. Next week we resume Tales of Vesperia. :) www.twitch.tv/yunalescka
neutral · AI labelView post →Some of my favorite game from some platforms I have played: GBA: Pokemon Sapphire DS: PMD Explorers of Darkness 3DS: FE Awakening Wii: NiGHTS Journey of Dreams Switch: NEO: TWEWY PS2: Kingdom Hearts II PS3: The Last of Us PS4: Tales of Vesperia DE PS5: Persona 3 Reload Xbox 360: Fable 3 #promosky
neutral · AI labelView post →Have I mentioned that Tales of Vesperia is peak yet? Man I missed this game
positive · AI labelView post →With that Tales of Vesperia Definitive edition comes to an end. I had a great time revisiting this game with all the new additions. Still love this game very much, it will always hold a special place in my heart for being my first Tales of game with the 360 version
positive · AI labelView post →Tales of Vesperia has a dog that smokes a pipe and frankly that makes this game a 10/10 GOAT.
positive · AI labelView post →QTP with a title screen that's iconic to you! Tales of Vesperia, the Xbox 360 version. Not only was it my first Tales game ( also yes I'm still in shock Xbox had this lol), but I had a great experience going thru this game with my brothers. Experiencing this great JRPG together was so cool
positive · AI labelView post →Fridays are my day off, and I used to do some game streaming on that day... And I haven't played Tales of Vesperia in almost 20 years, and definitely not the Definitive version... hmm hmm 🤔
neutral · AI labelView post →Shoutout this Valentine's Day to my fav video game couple, Yuri and Flynn from Tales of Vesperia. I don't care how not-canon it is, it makes for an objectively better story and character arc for both of them, so I'm fully invested in my headcanon.
neutral · AI labelView post →Tales of Missed Content (if you don't pay close attention) Note, that I'm heavily biased towards this series, as it always was one of my favourites If you want to know what I think about Vesperia, I'd tell you that I bought Xbox 360 together with this game when it released in EU, JUST for this title (turned out, that I've played few more afterwards, but that's a bonus). Then, of course I've played Definitive Edition on console back in 2019. Of course, heavy, but fragile figurine of Repede is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Kinda funny to see the E33 director whip out Tales of Vesperia, Catherine Fullbody, SMT Digital Devil Saga 2, etc etc as some of his favorite games only for his game to be seen as a JRPG for people who hate JRPGs
neutral · AI labelView post →I’m live! Day 17 of Octopath Traveler 0! Will be rotating with this game and Tales of Vesperia and also starting FFXIV DAWNTRAIL SOON! Finallyyyyy! www.twitch.tv/yunalescka
neutral · AI labelView post →I think the next game I'm gonna work on finishing is Tales of Vesperia - at least until the Steam Summer Sale happens xD But first I'm gonna try the Stellar Blade demo 😎
neutral · AI labelView post →Found Tales of Vesperia for £8 on the Nintendo eShop! I’ve always wanted to play a Tales game so this felt like the perfect chance 👌🏼
neutral · AI labelView post →1. Favorite title theme: This is me being biased here but this song is pretty special to me. I love Tales of Vesperia and this song got me hyped every time I booted the game up
positive · AI labelView post →Bro I leave my group for 2 seconds to people watch and I get ambushed by my blorbo from 18 year old game Tales of Vesperia Only at Katsucon
neutral · AI labelView post →Second best "Tales of..." game after Tales of Symphonia. There, I said it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →forgot to mention in my Tales of Vesperia post that it is amazing that they have a dog with This Much Character Design and you get the game and he's legit just the main character's pet doggy that goes Woof and Bark all game. no secret backstory, doesn't speak human at all, just a doggy with a knife
positive · AI labelView post →Sunday stream, folks! Streaming a game I never got to finish and it's been a very long time! Tales of Vesperia! Starting over fresh! twitch.tv/bigpapasauru...
neutral · AI labelView post →My personal conviction that games should be a maximum of 30 hours long continues as I creep closer to that mark in Tales of Vesperia. The game is great! It can end now.
positive · AI labelView post →Karol Capel, Rita Mordio, Raven, and Judith from Tales of Vesperia by artist Kosuke Fujishima. More art from the game: www.creativeuncut.com/art_tales-of...
neutral · AI labelView post →Tales games stopped crediting their English localizers as of 2014, omitting them in Tales of Xillia 2, Tales of Hearts R, Tales of Symphonia Chronicles (and other re-releases), Tales of Zestiria, Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition, Tales of Arise (base game + DLC), and the recent Remasters.
neutral · AI labelView post →5. Game character I compare myself too or wish I was I wish I was Yuri Lowell from Tales of Vesperia, he's just so cool man. He's got that swag 😎
neutral · AI labelView post →To be honest i love the tales games and put probably 100+ hours on symphonia on gamecube, but im so sick and tired of the complete and abysmally low enjoyment around where togo next. Theirs no direct or clear location, and missing 1 of 100 npc dialogue in any of the multiple towns you pass on the way there can lead you to being hardstuck until you google which npc you missed and where hes located at. In other tales games aswell it could even be more then one n,pc, and the npc required to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good morning friends and happy Saturday 🤗 are you playing anything fun today!? I'm probably going to play more Tales of Vesperia while I wait for all my gamepass games to download!
neutral · AI labelView post →Best Xbox 360 jrpg's. Microsofts consoles are probably not the best place to play jrpg's, but ocationaly Microsoft takes a bit money to either get marketing rights to jrpg's (a lot atlus games) or spend money creating exclusive games. These exclusive games wer mostly produced at the time of the Xbox 360. One example would be Tales of Vesperia. Also The Last Remnant or Resonance of Fates would be two games that came out at that time and come to my mind. Since the Xbox 360 Store will close soon,…
neutral · AI labelView post →Hello Friends, Today I will review the game Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition. This is a Tales game found on steam that is in a series of different Tales games on steam by Bandai Namco. This is also considered a darker themed tales game because of what the main character Yuri does in the game. The main character does actions that would be considered evil in real life. Many people consider this one of the darkest tales game, but i don't think so. I see him as a realist, doing what needs…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Key art, Yuri Lowell, Estellise Sidos Heurassein, and Flynn Scifo from Tales of Vesperia by artist Kosuke Fujishima. More art from the game: www.creativeuncut.com/art_tales-of...
neutral · AI labelView post →Get to Know Me: Game Edition First Game: JumpStart Kindergarten Last Game: Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Favorite Game: Kingdom Hearts II Worst Game: inFAMOUS Game I've Played the Most: Kingdom Hearts II (I think I've replayed it at least 10 times) Most Surprising: Tales of Vesperia Next Game: GRIS
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positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →PS Plus Extra and Premium games for February announced. Sony has announced the next batch of games coming to PS Plus for Extra and Premium subscribers. **Extra & Premium** Need for Speed Unbound The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition Tales of Arise Assassin’s Creed Valhalla LEGO Worlds LEGO Jurassic World Roguebook Rogue Lords Tales of Zestiria **Premium** Resistance: Retribution Jet Rider 2 Tales of Symphonia Tales of Vesperia All games will be available from…
neutral · AI labelView post →A lot of people say this game has an awful story that meanders and then isn't present, I have no idea what they're talking about, as the story is the only really good part of the game. The synthesis and skill systems are horrible, the combat is mediocre to awful. It's a guide-bait game for all of the stupid particulars, where things exist, how to progress things, the existence of missable quests, the existence of failable quests, literally none of it is tracked anywhere, there are no hints,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →3. Tales of Vesperia I just played the Definitive edition last year lol but I still felt the same when I first played it. Love the world, great characters like Yuri and the graphics. Great game
positive · AI labelView post →Soooo anyone wanna play a new game with me? :3 Well, new to me anyways! Tales of Vesperia in 1 hour!! twitch.tv/BeoWynnVT
neutral · AI labelView post →Peak JRPG. I played through this game extensively back in my Xbox 360 days, but recently had the urge to do another quick playthrough on Steam. I thought I would just blast through the main story (and for the most part that is what I did), but I was surprised how much I was drawn to doing the side content. It’s just a testament to how good of a game Vesperia is. It’s full of terrific characters, a deeply complex battle system (that I am still not very good at), and an adventurous story full of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Choose 20 games that greatly influence you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order. Day 13: Tales of Vesperia (specifically the 360 version) #games #gamechallenge
neutral · AI labelView post →I still maintain that Tales of Vesperia could have moved the credits to after Alexei, changed absolutely nothing else, and people's perception of that game would raise significantly
neutral · AI labelView post →Holy fucking shit I have not seen this game in AGES. Blanca is in the top 3 quadruped party members for me, behind FF7's Red XIII and Repede from Tales of Vesperia ^^;
neutral · AI labelView post →Torgal joins you!? That is so cool, best pet ally since Repede from Tales of Vesperia. Game gets better and better 😌
neutral · AI labelView post →You should get the first Dragon Age game too. It's nice that the console version has perfect gamepad support that the PC version lacks. White Knight Chronicles is a love it or hate game. I wouldn't play that soon as a judgement on JRPG games if you haven't played much of those. Same with FFXIII and the Star Ocean game there being love it or hate it games. Of what you have, I'd play Eternal Sonata. That's a gem that sorely needs a PC release. I feel like that one is universally loved by those…
neutral · AI labelView post →Symphonia is still king but this one isn't bad Characters are all great and Three Dimensional, story feels more functional and is more of an after thought at times. Game is a walkthrough essential if you want to 100% with missible and failable quests; not necessary a bad thing if your into that your into it just means more time spent in the world. Game is great if you want to Doom scroll, just put all characters on auto and only move the character in between battles. Combat isn't as fun as…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fantastic game, don't get to frusterated by the dog boss in Emead Hill, he is balenced poorly and exteremely difficult for so early in the game. But the rest of the game isn't that bad. IKn fact he is commonly considered the hardest bost in the game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game ranking! Tales of Vesperia Silksong thats all the games, bye
neutral · AI labelView post →walter white "i liked it" gif
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →BLAH BLAH BLAH, TIDAL WA- BLAH BLAH BLAH, TIDAL WA- BLAH BLAH BLAH, TIDAL WA- BLAH BLAH BLAH, TIDAL WA- BLAH BLAH BLAH, TIDAL WA- BLAH BLAH BLAH, TIDAL WA- BLAH BLAH BLAH, TIDAL WA-
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition (X1) $9.99 via Xbox (Xbox Game Pass Price) . ow.ly/9ZOa30s14pL
neutral · AI labelView post →I got this game on sales and finished it around winter. dare i say its a pretty good game in my personal opinion. the cast of character are pretty memorable and funny at times and to this day it still stuck with me especially judith,rita and yuri. for the combat now i like how more option you get for combos and how you can control it compared to symphonia which i think its pretty cool. i would recommend it to someone as their first tales of game if they wanna get into it but don't know where to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Okay I should genuinely go to sleep now (even tho I wanna keep playing Tales of Vesperia, this game is crazy fun)
positive · AI labelView post →Fairly random sketch of Tales of Vesperia bunnies. As my fav Nikke has their casino event, my fav video game also need bunny theme.
neutral · AI labelView post →Chill OST time! This track plays in the Shaikos Ruins in Tales of Vesperia! This is one of the tracks I remember very vividly from this game, it's so beautiful 🥹 it is tranquil and dreamy, yet just a touch ominous. It catches the vibe of ancient ruins perfectly!
positive · AI labelView post →Game No.5:Tales of Vesperia: DE An updated version to a beloved entry of the Tales series, Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition is a story of two young men on different sides of justice when an aqua blastia got stolen from Yuri's home. I love this game so much and I think Yuri is a cool hero!
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